I am a descendent of JEREMIAH LINDSEY, SR. (Linzey, etc.) who migrated to Oglethorpe County, Georgia, from St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia, about 1794 and of ABRAHAM DURHAM (Durrum, etc.)who also migrated to Wilkes County, Georgia, from St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia, before 1787. Their "water course" was the Chickahominy River/Swamp. That narrows down their area of residence to the lower southeastern part of Hanover County, Virginia. This post was prompted by posts to the Hanover list in the past day or so which mentioned TUCKERS and TALLEYS. According to the St. Paul's Parish Vestry book the Durhams, Lindseys, Talleys and Tuckers were close neighbors. Their land was processioned in the same or near precincts. I have researched these families to "stone walls" and I am not any farther back or any closer to unreveling their relationships than I was 35 years ago. Jeremiah Lindsey, Sr. d. with a will in Greene County, Georgia, in 1800. Oglethorpe County was formed from Wilkes about 1793 and then the part where Jeremiah Lindsey's about 200 acres of land was located was cut into Greene County about 1799. I think the Lindsey land was at the Temperance Bell Crossroads in north eastern Greene County, Georgia, east of Woodville and Union Point. Abraham Durham's land also became a part of Oglethorpe County and then he sold out and moved a little farther west into Clarke County, Georgia, where he died with a will in Clarke County, Georgia, in 1826. In his 1800 will Jeremiah Lindsey, Sr. named four children and indicated that others were deceased and not named in the will. Children named were two sons, David and Jeremiah, Jr., daughter Isabella married Samuel Davis Durham (also d. 1800 Greene County, Georgia, no will) and Jenet(sp?) Tucker. He also left a saddle to Nathan Talley and Nathan Talley lived with the family according to the census of Greene County, Georgia, after 1850. No name for any wives of Jeremiah, Sr. and only given names for wives of his sons. No other information on daughter Jenet Tucker except that she is listed as a member of Bethesda Baptist Church in Greene County, Georgia. Also no further information on a granddaughter Williams mentioned in the will. Isabella Lindsey Durham received a pension as the widow of a Rev. Sol., Samuel Davis Durham. Abraham Durham registered in the Georgia Land Lottery as a Rev. Sol., but no other information on his service has been found. There were so many versions of Lindsey Durham and Samuel D. Durham in the later generations that I have given them random numbers in my genealogy computer program to keep them all straight. The relationship between Abraham Durham and Samuel Davis Durham has never been determined. They were not father and son as some earlier researchers published about the family. They did know each other in Greene County, Georgia. Their families were neighbors in thw Woodville area (138th GMD and 137th GMD)in Greene County, Georgia. Abraham Durham was an administrator on the estate of Samuel Davis Durham. I am a descendent of Samuel Durham, son of Abraham Durham, who married Patsy Reynolds in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, April, 1801. My Lindsey line comes in later when a Lindsey descendent maries back into my Durham line. Patsy was the daughter of James Reynolds, Sr. (d. with a will 1822, Greene County, Georgia)and Susannah Malone (d. between c. 1790-1795 Halifax County, Virginia), daughter of Daniel Malone. Rebecca, also a daughter of James Reynolds, Sr. married 1805 Greene County, Georgia, Willian Durham, son of Samuel Davis Durham and Isabel/la Lindsey. Then their descendents proceeded to marry cousins back and forth like "crazy!" James Reynolds was in Lunenburg County, Virginia, and then Halifax County with the Malones c. 1770's and 1780-90's and seems to have come to Oglethorpe County, Georgia, because of the Malone connection not because of a Durham connection. The family tradition/story has always been that the Reynolds and the Durhams came to Georgia together on a wagon train from Virginia. Can't possibly be true! My theory is that my Durham ancestor was probably the James Durham who had a wife Eliza (Elizabeth?) who had two children, Susannah and James b.c. 1698 & 1702 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia, and who had 100 acres of land in New Kent County, Virginia, on the 1704 Quit Rent Rolls. Then St. Paul's Parish was cut from St. Peter's c. 1704 and James Durham fell into the new parish. Then c. 1720 Hanover County, Virginia, was formed from New Kent and references began to appear for a James Durham in the St. Paul's Parish Vestry Book where land was processioned. Then James Durham disappears and Abraham Durham references begin to appear. Have no idea how any of these other Durhams are related. except that there has to be another generation between this James Durham b.c. 1670's and the Abraham Durham b. c. 1750 and dies in 1826. The same is true of the "string" of references to Jeremiah Lindsey (various spellings). Jeremiah Lindsey was getting a land grant in New Kent in 1714 with a father named Joseph. It is NOT very likely that this Jeremiah Lindsey is the same one who died in 1800. Where does one end and the other begin? This is long and involved, but perhaps it will help some one. With both New Kent and Hanover being "burned" counties there is not much information available. 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I have read your message on Lindseys and Durhams. In my work on my Huff family I have corresponded with Jane Wade, who sent me some data on Abraham Durham, whose son Joseph married Leona Huff , daughter of my g.g.grandfather Henry Huff of Clarke Co., Ga. Perhaps you may want to get in touch with Jane Wade. Her e-mail address is jwade@cswnet.com. Lawrence Huff, Kerrville,TX. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vivian Cates" <vtoole@ballistic.com> To: <GACLARKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 5:07 PM Subject: [GaClarke] JEREMIAH LINDSEY (OTHER SPELLINGS) VA>GA c 1794 > I am a descendent of JEREMIAH LINDSEY, SR. (Linzey, etc.) who migrated to > Oglethorpe County, Georgia, from St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, > Virginia, about 1794 and of ABRAHAM DURHAM (Durrum, etc.)who also migrated > to Wilkes County, Georgia, from St. Paul's Parish, Hanover County, Virginia, > before 1787. Their "water course" was the Chickahominy River/Swamp. That > narrows down their area of residence to the lower southeastern part of > Hanover County, Virginia. > This post was prompted by posts to the Hanover list in the past day or so > which mentioned TUCKERS and TALLEYS. According to the St. Paul's Parish > Vestry book the Durhams, Lindseys, Talleys and Tuckers were close neighbors. > Their land was processioned in the same or near precincts. I have > researched these families to "stone walls" and I am not any farther back or > any closer to unreveling their relationships than I was 35 years ago. > Jeremiah Lindsey, Sr. d. with a will in Greene County, Georgia, in 1800. > Oglethorpe County was formed from Wilkes about 1793 and then the part where > Jeremiah Lindsey's about 200 acres of land was located was cut into Greene > County about 1799. I think the Lindsey land was at the Temperance Bell > Crossroads in north eastern Greene County, Georgia, east of Woodville and > Union Point. > Abraham Durham's land also became a part of Oglethorpe County and then he > sold out and moved a little farther west into Clarke County, Georgia, where > he died with a will in Clarke County, Georgia, in 1826. > In his 1800 will Jeremiah Lindsey, Sr. named four children and indicated > that others were deceased and not named in the will. Children named were > two sons, David and Jeremiah, Jr., daughter Isabella married Samuel Davis > Durham (also d. 1800 Greene County, Georgia, no will) and Jenet(sp?) Tucker. > He also left a saddle to Nathan Talley and Nathan Talley lived with the > family according to the census of Greene County, Georgia, after 1850. No > name for any wives of Jeremiah, Sr. and only given names for wives of his > sons. No other information on daughter Jenet Tucker except that she is > listed as a member of Bethesda Baptist Church in Greene County, Georgia. > Also no further information on a granddaughter Williams mentioned in the > will. > Isabella Lindsey Durham received a pension as the widow of a Rev. Sol., > Samuel Davis Durham. Abraham Durham registered in the Georgia Land Lottery > as a Rev. Sol., but no other information on his service has been found. > There were so many versions of Lindsey Durham and Samuel D. Durham in the > later generations that I have given them random numbers in my genealogy > computer program to keep them all straight. > The relationship between Abraham Durham and Samuel Davis Durham has never > been determined. They were not father and son as some earlier researchers > published about the family. They did know each other in Greene County, > Georgia. Their families were neighbors in thw Woodville area (138th GMD and > 137th GMD)in Greene County, Georgia. Abraham Durham was an administrator on > the estate of Samuel Davis Durham. > I am a descendent of Samuel Durham, son of Abraham Durham, who married > Patsy Reynolds in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, April, 1801. My Lindsey line > comes in later when a Lindsey descendent maries back into my Durham line. > Patsy was the daughter of James Reynolds, Sr. (d. with a will 1822, Greene > County, Georgia)and Susannah Malone (d. between c. 1790-1795 Halifax County, > Virginia), daughter of Daniel Malone. Rebecca, also a daughter of James > Reynolds, Sr. married 1805 Greene County, Georgia, Willian Durham, son of > Samuel Davis Durham and Isabel/la Lindsey. Then their descendents proceeded > to marry cousins back and forth like "crazy!" > James Reynolds was in Lunenburg County, Virginia, and then Halifax County > with the Malones c. 1770's and 1780-90's and seems to have come to > Oglethorpe County, Georgia, because of the Malone connection not because of > a Durham connection. The family tradition/story has always been that the > Reynolds and the Durhams came to Georgia together on a wagon train from > Virginia. Can't possibly be true! > My theory is that my Durham ancestor was probably the James Durham who had > a wife Eliza (Elizabeth?) who had two children, Susannah and James b.c. 1698 > & 1702 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, Virginia, and who had 100 > acres of land in New Kent County, Virginia, on the 1704 Quit Rent Rolls. > Then St. Paul's Parish was cut from St. Peter's c. 1704 and James Durham > fell into the new parish. Then c. 1720 Hanover County, Virginia, was formed > from New Kent and references began to appear for a James Durham in the St. > Paul's Parish Vestry Book where land was processioned. Then James Durham > disappears and Abraham Durham references begin to appear. Have no idea how > any of these other Durhams are related. except that there has to be another > generation between this James Durham b.c. 1670's and the Abraham Durham b. > c. 1750 and dies in 1826. > The same is true of the "string" of references to Jeremiah Lindsey (various > spellings). Jeremiah Lindsey was getting a land grant in New Kent in 1714 > with a father named Joseph. It is NOT very likely that this Jeremiah > Lindsey is the same one who died in 1800. Where does one end and the other > begin? > This is long and involved, but perhaps it will help some one. With both > New Kent and Hanover being "burned" counties there is not much information > available. > Vivian Toole Cates, Rt. #2 Box 52-A, Alto, Texas 75925 1-936-858-3801 > http://www.ballistic.com/~vcates > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== GACLARKE Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaclarke/ > Do you have images from the past? > Share them with everyone at http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaclarke/Pictures/. > >